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Founders’ Day 2018

Thursday, February 15, 2018Ceremony 1:45 to 2:45 p.m.

About Founders' Day

Founders' Day at USciences recalls the University's establishment on Feb. 23, 1821.
At that time, 68 prominent Philadelphia apothecaries met in Carpenter's Hall to establish
the basis for the improved scientific standards we enjoy today and to train more competent
apprentices and students. They pledged “to invite a spirit of pharmaceutical investigation"
and to guard the public from "the introduction of spurious, adulterated, deteriorated,
or otherwise mischievous articles." A year later, they organized and incorporated
the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (PCP)—the first college of pharmacy in North
America—now a part of University of the Sciences. The group ushered in a new era of
the practice of pharmacy—the identification, selection, compounding, and analysis
of drugs—and laid the foundation for a legacy of future advances and discoveries.

Honorees:

Honorary Doctor of ScienceAward of Merit—FacultyAward of Merit—Students, Graduate and UndergraduateAward of Merit—Staff

About Awards of Merit

The University continues a tradition started in 2007 with the presentation of an Award
of Merit to an undergraduate student, graduate student, staff member, and faculty
member. The chosen individuals represent the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit
of the University's founders and have engaged in research or some form of scholarly
pursuit that results in new developments or innovations.